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Table 2 Metabolic syndrome and its component according to vitamin D levels: the CASPIAN-V study

From: Association of vitamin D status and cardio-metabolic risk factors in children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V study

Variable

Vitamin D status

P-Value

Deficient

Insufficient

Sufficient

Abdominal Obesity

97(35.4)

319(20.3)

147(19.5)

< 0.001

High TG

89(32.5)

379(24.2)

193(25.6)

0.01

Low HDL

94(34.3)

455(29)

168(22.3)

< 0.001

High SBP

5(1.8)

46(2.9)

15(2)

0.29

High DBP

27(9.9)

134(8.5)

83(11)

0.15

High BP

28(10.2)

153(9.8)

86(11.4)

0.47

High FBG

23(8.3)

58(3.7)

26(3.5)

< 0.001

MetS

32(11.7)

48(3.1)

18(2.4)

< 0.001

  1. Abdominal obesity = Waist to height ratio > =0.5; High TG = TG > 100; Low HDL = HDL-C < 40 mg/dl except in boy 15-19y; high systolic BP = SBP at or above the 90th for age, gender and height; high diastolic BP = DBP at or above the 90th for age, gender and height; High BP = either high SBP / DBP at or above the 90th for age, gender and height; Metabolic syndrome = defined according to ATP-III criteria; SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, FBG Fasting blood sugar, TG Triglycerides, HDL High density cholesterol
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